Nails For Tongue And Groove Siding

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Nails for tongue and groove siding.

Slim sturdy shank and special blunt point virtually eliminate splits. If you have any idea please let me know. For jobs that will be left natural or threated with a clear or semi transparent finish we recommend our stainless steel slim jim nails. Our channel tounge groove siding nails are specifically designed for split prone woods.

For installing tongue and groove paneling you need 6d finishing nails. Drive the nails through the shoulder of the tongues into the framing at about a 45 degree angle. Framing nailers are for larger projects like framing out walls during construction or renovation. Nail styles are often not interchangeable between nailers because the guns cannot handle every type of nail that is why there are different nailer types.

Nails must penetrate 1 1 4 inches into solid wood. As the gauge of a nail increases the nail is smaller. Roofing nailers are designed for roofing nails which are short with a wide head. Start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards and the tongues up.

These 2 inch long nails have a narrow head that sinks below the surface of the wood. In horizontal application start at the bottom and work up with the groove edges facing downwards. Horizontal or diagonal installation. This is part 1 of a 3 part series.

Nails should penetrate 1 1 4 inch into solid wood behind the siding. Siding up to 6 inches wide can be blind nailed with one siding nail per bearing toe nailed through the base of each tongue. I have a job where we are installing tongue and groove vertical cedar siding. They are activated with the tap of a mallet to deliver nails at the proper angle.

If the siding is up to 6 inches wide it can be nailed with one siding nail per bearing but siding any wider should use two nails per bearing. Flooring nail guns are used to install tongue and groove hardwood floors. Wider siding should be face nailed using two nails per piece. The gauge of a nail has nothing to do with its length.

One of the cool things about tongue and groove walls is that you can use a technique called blind nailing if you do it properly you won t have any nail heads showing or holes to fill. Common gauges for nails used in tongue and groove installation include 15 16 17 and 18. The next grooved edge will hide the nail holes. I don t want to face nail it and going even with small heads is not that easy.

As such it s possible to use 15 gauge nails with lengths of 1 inch 1 5 inches or 2 inches.